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SmapTypeStrings

Declaration: char * SmapTypeStrings (short typeNum );
Category(ies): Data Utilities
Description: Given the numeric type number of a variable (as returned by
GetDataType), return the short (maximum four characters) string
representing the type of this variable. This is the string displayed in
VAR-LINK. This string is localized for the current language.
Inputs: SDT_ASM, SDT_DATA, SDT_EXPR, SDT_FIG, SDT_FUNC, SDT_GDB,
SDT_LIST, SDT_MAC, SDT_MAT, SDT_MAT, SDT_OTH, SDT_PIC,
SDT_PRGM, SDT_STR, SDT_TEXT
Pointer to a static string representing the data type of typeNum . Note that
Outputs:
files (SDT_OTH) will return "OTH" and not the file type specified when the
file was opened.
Assumptions: None
Side Effects: None
Availability: All versions of the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus.
TI-89 / TI-92 Plus
Differences: None

See Also:

GetDataType, DataTypeNames
Example:
HANDLE hDat;
EStackIndex esi;
SYM_ENTRY *SymPtr;
BYTE szBuf[18];
.
.
.
/* Assuming szBuf contains the name of the variable, this code will tack
the 4 char (max) type onto szBuf.
*/
if (hDat = SymPtr->hVal) {
esi = HToESI( hDat );
strncpy( (char *) szBuf+13, SmapTypeStrings(GetDataType( esi )), 4 );
}
TI-89 / TI-92 Plus Developer Guide
Appendix A: System Routines — Data Utilities
/* point to data type tag */
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